Though if you wanted to reduce wild animal populations, you could pay to destroy habitats without also causing farm animal suffering, or maybe even do something productive e.g. keep growing crops but burn them for fuel rather than use them as animal feed. Not that Iād particularly advocate this, but I think it argues against a view that it could be optimal to not reduce farm animal populations on these grounds.
Though if you wanted to reduce wild animal populations, you could pay to destroy habitats without also causing farm animal suffering, or maybe even do something productive e.g. keep growing crops but burn them for fuel rather than use them as animal feed. Not that Iād particularly advocate this, but I think it argues against a view that it could be optimal to not reduce farm animal populations on these grounds.